All Corporate articles – Page 72

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    Exploring the full potential of the camping brands owned by...

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Exploring the full potential of the camping brands owned by Oase Outdoors is the purpose of the projected sale of 80 percent of the Danish company's shares to Ratos, said its managing director, Henrik Arens. The agreed purchase price is based on an enterprise value of about 380 million Danish ...

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    Hi-Tec Sports has denied a report in OCC Outdoor that...

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Hi-Tec Sports has denied a report in OCC Outdoor that a deal was struck for the Dutch-based footwear company's acquisition by Cherokee, a U.S. clothing and licensing group. Hi-Tec belongs to its founder, Frank van Wezel, after he took the company private again in 2000. Hi-Tec's chief executive and Frank ...

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    Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Coalision, the Montreal-based company that owns the Lolë brand of athleisure wear and the Paradox brand of outdoor clothing, has reportedly obtained $21 million in new financing to cover general requirements for working capital, product development and marketing. The move will also help protect the company from currency fluctuations. The ...

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    JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer of the group, bought 5,000 shares in the company on July 7 at a price of £10.92. The purchase raises his total holdings in the company to 100,800 shares, representing a stake of 0.05 percent.

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    Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of child bike seats, GMG, which generated sales of €6.1 million last year, mainly with its Yepp brand. The purchase price is €10 million, free of debt and cash. Thule, which is already a strong player in the segment, says the ...

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    Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of sports, outdoor and footwear accessories brands, has snapped up the assets of MCN Solutions in Cape Town, a South African distribution partner for Implus and other sporting goods companies. The move will enable Implus to have its own organization in ...

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    Polartec has been taking flak over its plans to shut...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Polartec has been taking flak over its plans to shut down its manufacturing plant in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after it filed paperwork disclosing its intentions to start laying off workers. United Here, the trade union that represents most of the workers, wrote an open letter to Rose Marcario, chief executive at ...

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    Cairn, a U.S. subscription box company specializing in outdoor gear,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Cairn, a U.S. subscription box company specializing in outdoor gear, says it has raised $2 million in seed funding, with support from Scott Allan, general manager of Hydro Flask, and the Cascade Angels Fund. Allan, who has become a member of Cairn's board of directors, praised Cairn for the valuable ...

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    Zoomyn, a French start-up that has launched a line of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Zoomyn, a French start-up that has launched a line of functional trail running apparel, is one of the five companies chosen by Outdoor Sports Valley this year for its incubator program. Fifteen applied. The program involves free legal advice, free coaching by industry experts, an interest-free loan of up to ...

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    Felix Sulzberger, former chief executive of Calida Group, failed to...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Felix Sulzberger, former chief executive of Calida Group, failed to be elected as a member of the board at the annual meeting of the company, which controls Lafuma

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    The Kufner Group, a leading global supplier of interlinings and...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The Kufner Group, a leading global supplier of interlinings and technical textiles, will take over Ploucquet and its production site in Zittau, Germany, from Smart Solutions Holding, formerly Sympatex Holding, with effect from April 20. Sympatex Holding, parent company of Sympatex, changed its name to Smart Solutions Holding in February. ...

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    Johnson Outdoors has acquired the key assets of Northport Systems,...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has acquired the key assets of Northport Systems, a Canadian digital cartography company. Northport's technologies bring new cartography capabilities to Johnson Outdoors that have potential application in its fishing sonar products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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    After its sale to Investcorp in October, Poc has relocated...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    After its sale to Investcorp in October, Poc has relocated its North American head office from Salt Lake City to Park City, Utah. The Swedish supplier of ski and cycling helmets, apparel and accessories was previously owned by the Black Diamond group and its North American team was working from ...

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    Aku, the Italian brand of hiking and mountaineering footwear, has...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Aku, the Italian brand of hiking and mountaineering footwear, has moved all of its production to company-owned facilities this year, meaning that all Aku shoes are made in Europe starting from this spring's range. The outdoor footwear maker based in Montebelluna previously outsourced about 10 to 15 percent of its ...

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    Pelican International, the Canadian company specializing in canoes, kayaks and...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Pelican International, the Canadian company specializing in canoes, kayaks and other water sports products, says it will open a second production plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, a southern city in the province of Quebec. Pelican says it has invested tens of millions of Canadian dollars in this project in the medium term, ...

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    VF Corp, the owner of The North Face and Timberland,...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp, the owner of The North Face and Timberland, among many other brands, said it was exploring “strategic alternatives” for its Licensed Sports Group (LSG) business. This part of the U.S. group includes the Majestic Athletic brand and it supplies apparel and fanware through licensing agreements with U.S. and ...

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    Vista Outdoor has obtained a new credit facility to help...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Vista Outdoor has obtained a new credit facility to help finance its purchase of BRG Sports' Action Sports division, which was announced in February. The new loan will include a $400 million revolving credit facility and adds another $290 million to its $350 million term loan A facility for a ...

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    GoPro has completed the acquisition of Replay and Slice, two...

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    GoPro has completed the acquisition of Replay and Slice, two mobile video editing apps. Merging Replay and Splice into GoPro's mobile strategy will allow GoPro to deliver improved mobile editing solutions. Splice, developed by Vemory in Austin, Texas, is a mobile editor that allows users to create customized edits with ...

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    Yeti will move its headquarters to a new and larger...

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Yeti will move its headquarters to a new and larger site in southwest Austin next year. The maker of coolers and beverage containers has signed an agreement with Lincoln Property Company to build a new 175,000-square-foot complex at Lantana Ridge, off Southwest Parkway, less than two miles from the current ...

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    Patagonia has moved its London showroom to its new U.K....

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia has moved its London showroom to its new U.K. office in Manchester